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New Wayfinding Signage at the CR

A new year with new wayfinding signage and QR codes at 5 trailheads.  Download trail maps on your phone with a quick scan of the QR code at each of the trailheads.  Clarity to permitted trail usage is a benefit to users as well as the ability to protect habitat in the CR. Please remember […]

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UPDATE – Conservation Reserves is open for all recreational activities as of May 22, 2020.

To all Recreational User Groups and Researchers and Collaborators re St Williams Conservation Reserve reopening for all permitted uses   We are pleased to let you know that Ontario Parks has decided to reopen St Williams Conservation Reserve to all permitted uses as of today, Friday May 22nd2020.  Note that this is the only Conservation […]

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Habitat Enhancement Work Bee

The garbage clean up planned for this Saturday has been CANCELLED as too much snow in the ditches and woods. However, for those of you who might want to get outside in nature, get some exercise, improve habitat for species at risk, and/or collect some pine or balsam branches for seasonal décor we will go […]

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Healthy Parks, Healthy People

  Getting outside and enjoying nature is good for everyone. There’s a multitude of physical and mental health benefits to be gained from spending time outdoors. In order to ensure all people living in Ontaruo have access to parks,  Ontario Parks has provided a survey at the following link.  Follow the link and learn about […]

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Carolinian Life Zone

Carolinian Life Zone The Carolinian Life Zone is a fragile ecoregion stretching from Toronto to Windsor. The forests in this area are mixed, but broad leaved deciduous trees predominate.  Many rare and at risk species of plants, mammals, reptiles, birds and insects can be found in Carolinian  forests of Southwestern Ontario and nowhere else in […]

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Stewardship Volunteers- A Big Thank You

April 7-13 2019 is National Volunteer Week in Canada and here at the St Williams Conservation Reserve we wish to send out a huge thank you to the numerous stewardship volunteers that come out to the reserve throughout the year to help with the tasks that allow us to maintain the CR and improve Species […]

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A Holiday Gift That Will Keep On Giving

St. Williams Conservation Reserve received a generous donation from the prestigious Burning Kiln Winery as a result of their successful Hometown for the Holidays sale last month. The organizers of the craft sale collected donations from shoppers and presented the proceeds to the CR in early January. The St. William’s Conservation Reserve is a nonprofit […]

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What Are Species At Risk And How Can You Help Protect Them?

Species At Risk (SAR) are plants and animals in Canada that are protected by law due to their being extirpated, endangered, threatened, or of special concern. The official Species at Risk in Ontario list can be found online at www.ontario.ca. Currently there are more than 200 species that are at risk of disappearing from Ontario. […]